Bellefair
Bellefair is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 21% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Bellefair
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Bellefair from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bellefair itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 406.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 649 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 256 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Bellefair
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- EB Garamond Regularloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Benne Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
- Crimson Text Regularloosely similar widths (44.3 units)
- Shafarik Regularloosely similar widths (44.6 units)
- Ysabeau Regularloosely similar widths (45.4 units)
- Ysabeau Office Regularloosely similar widths (45.7 units)
- Libertinus Serif Display Regularloosely similar widths (46.3 units)
- Belleza Regularloosely similar widths (46.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Bellefair?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Bellefair itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Bellefair free to use?
Bellefair is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Bellefair?
By measured letter widths, EB Garamond is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 38.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Bellefair support?
It includes these character sets: Hebrew, Latin, Central European.
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